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OFFICIAL Advanced Dungeons & Dragons® VIDEO GAME

HEROES OF THE LANCE®

At last! You can play the first Official ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® action game made for the Nintendo Entertainment System!® HEROES OF THE LANCE is based on the Dragons of Despair DRAGONLANCE® module, placing you in control of eight fantasy characters. Guide your brave companions through their adventures as they encounter dragons and dwarves...magic and monsters, in their quest for the precious Disks of Mishakal. The fate of the world of Krynn is in your hands! Vanquish the ancient black dragon Khisanth or you are doomed to failure!

DRAGONLANCE®

The legendary DRAGONLANCE® game world comes alive in this exciting action game!

HEROES OF THE LANCE is the first computer game that re-creates the epic battle between good and evil on the world of Krynn. (It is based on the first DRAGONLANCE® module, Dragons of Despair).You control eight Companions, one at a time, in real-time action and full animation. Guide these brave adventurers, each with different specialized skills, deep into the ruins of the temple Xak Tsaroth to retrieve the precious Disks of Mishakal.As you descend into the Abyss, the Companions must defeat hordes of monstrous Draconians in hand-to-hand combat, deal with powerful magic and survive the vicious attacks from Gully Dwarves, giant spiders, the undead and countless other terrors.But your final obstacle makes these monstrosities innocuous by comparison: The platinum disks you seek are guarded by Khisanth, an ancient black dragon. And there is but one way to vanquish this mighty beast.Find the key to destroy Khisanth and the Companions will take their first steps to earn the noble title, Heroes of the Lance.

Discover the world of Krynn in this AD&D epic. Control the Companion of the Lance (they aren't heroes until they succeed!) in their quest to recover the Disks of Mishakal. Only this can defeat the Queen of Darkness and restore the balance between Good and Evil.